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Title: THE ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF MICROGRAM AMOUNTS OF BORON IN ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM-URANIUM ALLOYS BY THE METHYL BORATE-CURCUMIN-OXALIC ACID METHOD

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4280939

A method was developed for the deternninntion of boron in aluminum and aluminum--uranium alloys in which the boron concentration is 30 ppm or more. Boron is separated by distillation as methyl borate from a hydrochloric acid solution of the alloy and is determined spectrophotometrically by the boric acid-- curcumin-oxalic acid color reaction. A precision of plus or minus 2% is attain able when the determination is penformed with the utmost care. The accuracy is such that no bias need be given when a calibration curve is used. (auth)

Research Organization:
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont.
NSA Number:
NSA-13-008613
OSTI ID:
4280939
Report Number(s):
CRDC-811; AECL-744
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
Canada
Language:
English